This dimension credits the person most closely associated with first putting a transport concept into practice. Automotive history shows how sharply that credit can be dated, since "inventors began to branch out at the start of the 19th century, creating the de Rivaz engine, one of the first internal combustion engines, and an early electric motor," as Wikipedia records. Grouping concepts by pioneer lets a visitor follow one inventor's ideas across several related entries.
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1. Wikipedia: History of aviation
WikipediaHistory of aviation, lead section, Wright brothers 1903 sentenceQuote, History of aviation, lead section, Wright brothers 1903 sentence
In 1903, following their pioneering research and experiments with wing design and aircraft control, the Wright brothers successfully incorporated all of the required elements to create and fly the first aeroplane.
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